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Staffing

Examiner: Stephen HughesModerator: Patrick O'Brien

Rationale

The last decade has seen major changes in the role and function of class teachers and specialist support staff. Increasingly, educators are required to work cooperatively in the development and delivery of instruction and related education services. Such activities require a high level of skill in communication, in collaborative consultation, and in interpersonal problem solving.

Synopsis

In this course the student is introduced to the theory and practice of collaborative consultation and related communication and interpersonal problem solving skills. The course is designed to meet the needs of both class teachers and specialist support teachers. Its particular focus is on the delivery of appropriate instruction and services to children with learning, behaviour, and adjustment problems, but is relevant to all educators seeking professional development in communication skills and the processes of consultation.

Objectives

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. The assessment item(s) that may be used to assess student achievement of an objective are shown in parenthesis. On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

define consultation as it applies in the field of education (Scenario and Quiz 1 and 3).

critically review the theory and models of consultation used in the social science (Scenario and Quiz 1 and 3).

provide a rationale for why class teachers and support teachers should be familiar with the processes and skills of consultation (Scenario and Quiz 1 and 3)

define collaborative consultation (Scenario and Quiz 1 and 3)

demonstrate an understanding of the process of collaborative consultation in the school setting including the microskills of communication (Scenario and Quiz 2 and 3)

review and discuss the efficacy and limitations of collaborative consultation. (Scenario and Quiz 2 and 3

demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing (Scenario task)

demonstrate competence in information literacy skills, including critical and reflective thinking equivalent to level 4 of the Research Skill Development Framework (Scenario task)

Topics

Description

Weighting(%)

1.

Changing models of service delivery

10.00

2.

Consultation: theory, models, principles

10.00

3.

Consultation: stages and processes

10.00

4.

Prereferral intervention

10.00

5.

Collaborative consultation

10.00

6.

Skills of collaboration

40.00

7.

Consultation: efficacy, limitations

10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from USQ's Online Bookshop (unless otherwise stated). (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/bookweb/subject.cgi?year=2012&sem=02&subject1=EDU8328)

Student workload requirements

Assessment details

Description

Marks out of

Wtg (%)

Due Date

Notes

QUIZ 1

20

20

14 Sep 2012

QUIZ 2

20

20

05 Oct 2012

SCENARIO

40

40

24 Oct 2012

QUIZ 3

20

20

26 Oct 2012

Important assessment information

Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least at least 50% of the marks available for each assessment item.

Penalties for late submission of required work:
If students submit assignments after the due date without (prior) approval of the examiner then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment may apply for each working day late up to ten working days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded. No assignments will be accepted after model answers have been posted.

Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

Examination information:
There is no examination in this course.

Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There will be no Deferred or Supplementary examinations in this course.

University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at http://policy.usq.edu.au.

Assessment notes

APA style is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use APA style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide. http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing

Other requirements

Students will require access to e-mail and Internet access to UConnect for this course.